Mike Weaver (ice hockey)

Mike Weaver
Born	May 2, 1978 (1978-05-02) (age 33) Brampton, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings Atlanta Thrashers St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2000–present

Weaver collides with Sandis Ozolinsh in 2007

Mike Weaver (born May 2, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Weaver played minor hockey in his hometown the local Brampton Maroons in his early years before joining the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings of OMHA. After being a 7th round draft choice of the OHL's Guelph Storm in 1995, Weaver decided to remain playing OHA Junior A hockey to maintain his NCAA scholarship eligibility.

Weaver played Tier II Jr.A. with both the Thornhill Islanders and the Bramalea Blues. His final season with the Blues he led the club to a Dudley Hewitt Cup as OHA Junior A Champions and a berth in the 1999 Royal Bank Cup in Yorkton, Saskatchewan; Weaver's team was eliminated in the semi-finals.

Weaver as a King against oncoming Daymond Langkow

The diminutive defenceman acquired a scholarship with the Michigan State Spartans and spent four very productive years in the CCHA that included two First All-Star team nods and two Best Defensive Defenceman awards.

Undrafted by the NHL, Weaver was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers on June 15, 2000. He spent the subsequent season with Atlanta's IHL affiliate, Orlando, with whom he won the Turner Cup as IHL champions. In 2001–02, Weaver played his first 16 games in the NHL, in addition to helping the Thrashers' AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, to a Calder Cup championship. Most of his four seasons as a Thrasher would be spent in the AHL.

In the summer of 2004, Weaver would sign with the Los Angeles Kings as a free agent. After playing 2004–05 with the Kings' AHL affiliate, Manchester, Weaver would play 2005–06 and 2006–07 in the NHL.

On August 8, 2007, Weaver was signed again as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, just before the start of the 2007–08 season, he was placed on waivers and picked up by Vancouver, where he played in 55 games.

In the proceeding off season, he was signed by the St. Louis Blues.

On August 3, 2010, Weaver signed a 2 year $1.8 million contract with the Florida Panthers.

Awards and achievements

Individual

• OPJHL Defenceman of the Year - 1996
• CCHA All-Tournament Team - 1997
• CCHA First All-Star Team - 1999, 2000
• CCHA Best Defensive Defenceman Award - 1999, 2000
• NCAA West Second All-American Team - 1999, 2000

Team championships

• Turner Cup (IHL championship) with the Orlando Solar Bears - 2001
• Calder Cup (AHL championship) with the Chicago Wolves - 2002

Transactions

• June 15, 2000 - signed by the Atlanta Thrashers
• July 16, 2004 - signed by the Los Angeles Kings
• August 8, 2007 - signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins
• October 1, 2007 - placed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins
• October 2, 2007 - picked up on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks
• July 9, 2008 - signed by the St. Louis Blues

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Michigan State Spartans	CCHA		39	0	7	7	46		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Michigan State Spartans	CCHA		44	4	22	26	68		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Michigan State Spartans	CCHA		42	1	6	7	54		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Michigan State Spartans	CCHA		26	0	7	7	20		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL		68	0	8	8	34		16	0	2	2	8
2001–02	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		16	0	1	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Chicago Wolves	AHL		58	2	8	10	67		25	1	3	4	21
2002–03	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		40	0	5	5	20		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Chicago Wolves	AHL		33	2	2	4	32		9	0	3	3	4
2003–04	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Wolves	AHL		78	3	14	17	89		9	2	2	4	20
2004–05	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		79	1	22	23	61		6	0	1	1	0
2005–06	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		53	0	9	9	14		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		39	3	6	9	16		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		7	1	3	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		55	0	1	1	33		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	St. Louis Blues	NHL		58	0	7	7	12		4	0	0	0	0
2009–10	St. Louis Blues	NHL		77	1	9	10	29		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Florida Panthers	NHL		82	2	11	13	34		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				421	6	49	55	168		4	0	0	0	0

External links

• Mike Weaver's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Weaver, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	ice hockey player
Date of birth	May 2, 1978
Place of birth	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
Place of death